The Linux Foundation reviews all the Mentorship programs before being published and made visible on the Mentorship platform.
Submitted mentorship programs are reviewed based on the following factors:
Open source status: projects must be 100% open source
Community-wide adoption
Alignment with The Linux Foundation’s support of open source initiatives
To enroll in the project, sign in to the Mentorship and select Enroll Your Project from the main navigation.
Complete the Mentorship Project Enrollment form. Red asterisks indicate required fields. A bar at the top of the page shows your progress as you click Next through the form.
Read and agree to the Terms and Conditions, and Submit the application.
Below are the Mentorship enrollment form fields and their descriptions:
Program Name
A mentorship program name, which must be unique.
Technologies
The Programming languages and other technologies the program will be using. Select or type the technology, then click +add technology button.
Program Description
Describe the mentorship program. For example, the goal of the program, why this program is important, etc.
Repository URL
A link to the open-source project repository the mentorship program will be using.
Website URL
A link to the website associated with the mentorship program.
CII Project ID
The is an open source secure development maturity model. Project admins must apply for a badge and CII Project ID number if their project does not have one.
Code of Conduct URL
URL for the open source project code of conduct. If a project doesn't have a code of conduct, a program admin can create one by using a provided template. If no code of conduct is provided, the URL will default to code of conduct.
Project Logo
An open source project logo. File size should be 2MB max and in JPG, PNG, or SVG format.
Required and/or desirable skills
The desirable skills and training that mentees applying to the program should have.
Program Mentors
Added mentors will receive an email inviting them to create a profile and join your mentorship program.
Program Terms
Terms for your mentorship program. A program can have a maximum of two terms at the same time.
Note: Program administrators can use any Term name during program creation.
For example, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021, and so on.
For Full Time (FT) and Part Time (PT) distinction, please add FT or PT to the name, i.e. Spring 2021- FT
Program admins can select which prerequisite requirements mentees need to complete for their application to be considered for the program. Alternatively, they can create custom prerequisites by specifying names, due dates, and whether they require a file upload.
The terms and conditions checkbox is mandatory and must be selected before the form can be submitted.
